Sitting on a shelf, high above the warehouse floor, the former owners of Escambia Farm and Seed Co. are framed in black-and-white photographs.

They’re looking down on what will be Atmore’s newest market — The Warehouse Market and Bakery LLC.

Located on Jack Springs Road, just south of the Poarch Creek Indian reservation, the market is a long-time dream company of owners Jake and Lynette Penner. In fact, Lynette’s grandfather, Martin Weber, started the old seed business in the 1970s, and built the warehouse where the market is located.

“This place used to be a seed business,” Lynette said. “That’s him in the big picture with the first seeds they did. The other big picture on the left is my dad, and my uncle and grandpa.”

Lynette said back in the day, farmers brought their seed and had it weighed. Some of the seed had to be dried, too, she said.

“They sold and bagged it,” she said. “I remember as a kid, sitting on there watching them load up the seed and take it all over. It was a big operation.”

Pricing seed by weight is similar to the current operation in regard to The Warehouse Market and Bakery’s selling platform.

Lynette said each item is priced by weight, and by going through one distributor, the market offers select items.

“Most of this stuff comes from Amish country, from far away in Pennsylvania,” she said. “There are stores that have this stuff from Ohio and Indiana. They sent me their best sellers.”

Items in the market include dried mixed berries, gluten free and organic items, flours, spices, baking items, meals, soup mixes, beans to turn into soup, breakfast stuff, snacks, a candy section, honey, different kinds of whole bean coffee and more.

Additionally, there will be a meat and cheese refrigerated display, and a bakery that is only serving cinnamon rolls, for now, Lynette said.

Lynette said the warehouse wasn’t in too good of shape, but it didn’t take long to renovate.

“We’ve been working on it since May,” she said.

Lynette said the reason why she wanted to open a market is because she’s always loved the feel of them.

“I just like the vibe in them, the feel in them,” she said. “I like the variety. Sometimes I’ll go to grocery stores, and I’m reminded that there are a lot of stuff you can’t get in a regular store that you can get in markets.”

The Warehouse Market and Bakery LLC’s grand opening won’t be until after Christmas Day. However, Lynette said a soft opening is planned for this month, and to visit the company’s Facebook page at “The Warehouse Market and Bakery LLC” for updates on when the market is set to open.